This weekend, you can step back in time to California’s gold rush era. Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park and Gold Discovery Park Association will commemorate the anniversary of James ...
On Jan. 24, 1848, gold was found in California's American River. Mormon pioneers, members of Mormon Battalion were among the early prospectors.
The scenery in itself makes it a classic Sunday — or Saturday — drive as you pass through or by historic mining towns such as ...
An 1849 handbill from the California Gold Rush. PD. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill on January 24 ... immigrant John Sutter was building near Coloma. When news of gold reached San Francisco ...
The historic Mt. Murphy Bridge, which crosses over the South Fork of the American River in Coloma, will remain closed indefinitely after a vehicle crash early Sunday Jan. 12, 2025, damaged the ...